Reports that 21st Century Fox is willing to sell most of its assets may indicate the media clan are backing away – or is it just a way to achieve their dreams of scale?
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Reports that 21st Century Fox is willing to sell most of its assets may indicate the media clan are backing away – or is it just a way to achieve their dreams of scale?
Bewkes says $85.4bn deal can boost competition as rivals call for regulatory scrutiny
Time Warner would give a competitive advantage over rivals such as Verizon, T-Mobile US and Sprint with a so-called “vertical integration” strategy, allowing it to use its internet and telecoms services to distribute Time Warner’s film and television portfolio
His wooing of Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes in the summer of 2014 was similarly quick, but less successful. Back then, the media world was gripped by the audacious bid from Mr Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox for Time Warner, a rival that owns Warner Brothers, HBO and Turner television
Shane Smith, the colorful co-founder and CEO of Vice Media, has gotten the multibillion-dollar market valuation he wanted for his upstart new-media conglomerate
European media companies are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to investing in digital start-ups, as they look for ways to diversify away from stalling growth in their core businesses
First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid
First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid
21st Century Fox announces plans to launch $6bn share buyback after walking away from massive media deal
The old mogul’s bid is a bold one. But with such a prize in play, might the new media giants – the tech companies – step in?
The old mogul’s bid is a bold one. But with such a prize in play, might the new media giants – the tech companies – step in?
Rupert Murdoch is bidding to create by far the world’s largest film and television company with an attempted takeover over of Time Warner
Rupert Murdoch is bidding to create by far the world’s largest film and television company with an attempted takeover over of Time Warner
VICE Media is talking with potential buyers including News Corp.
After more than a year of preparation, it spun off its Time Inc print division, which on Monday began trading as an independent company and is now in discussions to take a substantial stake (as much as 30%) in Vice Media
Time Warner is finalising an investment in Vice Media that would value the maverick digital media and publishing group at more than $2bn
US publishing giant Time has announced its intention to raise $1.4bn of debt in order to purchase the UK operations of the media brand which are currently owned by Time Warner